silkie
/ˈsɪlki/
silkie noun: a chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four). Also the alternative spelling of selkie.
Noun
silkie (plural silkies)
- A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four).
- Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Also used as
silkie is also the alternative spelling of selkie.
silkie meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese
silkie in Tagalog
- breed of chicken
- ulikba
silkie in Vietnamese
- breed of chicken
- gà ác, ô cốt kê, ô kê
Forms of silkie
| plural | silkies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | silky |
Origin of silkie
From silk + -ie.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words that rhyme with silkie
Questions about silkie
- What does silkie mean?
- Silkie means a chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four).
- What is silkie in Tagalog?
- Silkie in Tagalog is ulikba. See Silkie meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is silkie?
- Silkie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce silkie?
- Silkie is pronounced /ˈsɪlki/.
- What is the plural of silkie?
- The plural of silkie is silkies.
Words near silkie in the dictionary
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